Robot K

It was already dark when Hailey woke up.There are some dim lights in the room, and a familiar scent.She sat up and saw that there was an extra table in the room. Kristen was taking food out of the incubator in the space to set it up. Seeing her waking up, Kristen smiled and said, "I was about to call you, stewed ginseng chicken soup , go wash your hands."

"Did you borrow someone's kitchen again?" Hailey jumped out of bed happily, and asked while running to the bathroom. Kristen did this more than once on the way. There are kitchen utensils and energy sources in the folding space.They cook and eat by themselves a few times in the wild.But in the town, there is no space to use kitchen utensils, and occasionally I borrow the kitchen.In fact, she doesn't mind eating out, after all, she is on the road, so she can't be picky about everything.But she was very happy when Kristen did this. After all, Kristen is the person who knows her taste best, and she will be able to feast on it later.

"Well, I talked to the innkeeper, and he agreed." Kristen said, the table had been set, there was chicken soup, eight-treasure rice, and a few side dishes. Hailey didn't eat much, and she wouldn't waste too much.

Hailey rushed over after washing her hands, eager to start. Kristen sat across from her, watched her eat happily, and occasionally helped her serve soup, pick up vegetables, and wipe her mouth and hands.When it comes to her favorite food, Hailey is like a little kid, which hasn't changed in all these years.

Hailey couldn't eat anymore, so she left the table. Kristen packed her things, pulled Hailey who was lying on the bed, and said, "Let's go now, and help you digest by the way."

Hailey thought she had decided to go alone, so she looked at her in surprise. Kristen took the coat and helped her put it on, and said, "I won't let you out of my sight. That's the only way to be safe."

Hailey smiled, and she knew that Kristen didn't really think he was a drag on her.

Taking advantage of the darkness, the two entered the old house with ease. They went directly to the basement of the main house, and then took out the box of energy stones from the folding space and put them back to the original place. Kristen has no regrets about this, because her energy device is currently the most advanced.Except for the real soul-moving stone, others are not attractive to her.

The two left the basement and walked down the route they had found Alex that day. The surroundings were quiet, as if nothing existed except them, not even a bug or a frog.

Yes, it was too quiet, and the two looked at each other, knowing that they both found something unusual.They stopped and looked around, but found nothing.

Kristen took Hailey to continue walking, and then they came to the ancestral hall.At this time, the ancestral hall was actually slightly lit.

The first time they came was during the day, and the second time, although it was night, they met Alex directly at the main house.Now, there are lights here, which means that someone has been here, a person, or something.

"Hailey, are you scared?" Kristen stopped and turned to look at Hailey.

"No, there's nothing to be afraid of." Hailey was indeed not afraid, and she had a faint feeling that it was in the ancestral hall that attracted her to come here.

Kristen smiled, took her hand tightly, and walked into the house.The room is still the same as that day, with layers of shelves, deserted rows, and the bean lamp on the candlestick in the corner.

The two came to the candlestick and observed it. There was nothing abnormal, just a normal candle, which seemed to have been burning for a while. Hailey turned around and looked around, and suddenly she found behind all the ranks, there was a small wooden sign with its back facing the other ranks.She walked forward, and Kristen followed her.

With the help of the weak light, it can be seen that the material of the wooden sign should be the same as other wooden signs, but it is relatively smaller, and what is engraved on it is not a name, but a head portrait, a handsome young man with clear eyebrows and every detail. There is a small word "Rong" in the lower right corner of the wooden sign.

The two looked at each other and made some guesses. They had already read the whole anecdote in Qiu's ancient book, so they naturally knew that the young master's name was "Rong".

Hailey took out a handkerchief and wiped the wooden sign carefully, and then asked Kristen to pick some flowers in the yard. With Kristen's hesitant eyes, she signaled her to rest assured that she was really at ease.

Kristen came back soon, holding a handful of flowers, fiery red, like the eye color of a legendary doll. Hailey took her hand, and together they placed the flowers in front of the small wooden sign.

When Hailey was immersed in what the story of Rong was like back then, Kristen suddenly pulled her behind and put on a defensive posture. Over her shoulder, Hailey saw a wooden doll that reached their shoulder height, with red eyes that stood out in the dim light.

Hailey knew that this should be the doll that Qiu was talking about.She patted Kristen's arm, then stood beside her, looked at the doll opposite and said, "I'm Hailey, she's Kristen, we mean no harm."

The doll was silent, and when Hailey thought he couldn't speak, or didn't want to speak to them, he heard a voice from the other side: "I know."

The voice is smooth, without any stagnation, like a gentle and jade-like son.

The two sides looked at each other, Hailey didn't know what to say, she really wanted to know Rong's story, she wanted to know about the soul-shifting stone, but she didn't know if the doll opposite was willing to tell them.

After coming over for a while, she found that the doll seemed to be watching Kristen all the time, and then she tentatively said, "Can you see the difference in her?"

The doll nodded, then came to Kristen, and he held out his hand as if to touch Kristen. Hailey was afraid that Kristen would be defensive and refused, so she held her hand, and Kristen smiled at her, then bent down and brought his face close to the doll.

The doll paused for a moment, and lightly brushed its wooden fingers along the bridge of Kristen's nose, then withdrew its hand, looked at Hailey and said, "Your doll is fine."

Hailey laughed and said, "She's not a doll, she's a superintelligent robot, and she's my family now."

"Family." The doll murmured.

"Could you tell me your name?" Hailey thought it was possible to have a deeper conversation.

"Name, no one has called my name for a long time, my name is Mu Sheng."

"Mu Sheng, it sounds very good."

"It's Rong Qi's name." The doll mentioned that person, and its eyes seemed to dim a bit.

"Rong must be a very kind person." Hailey looked at Mu Sheng in front of him and said suddenly.

"Yes, he's kind, and so are you." The doll also looked at Hailey.

Hailey was a little embarrassed to be stared at, she thought of something and hurriedly said: "Did you help Alex? It was the little robot hiding here, Ta told the owner to thank you."

"How is she?"

"He is now with his owner and is safe."

"That's good." Mu Sheng always speaks in a soft and slow voice, not rushing.

"Mu Sheng, I have something to ask you, is that okay?" Hailey still wanted to ask about the Soul-Shifting Stone, after all, it was too important to Kristen.

"Want to ask why I did this?" Mu Sheng looked at them.

"Yes, I saw a miscellaneous note that recorded your stories. According to legend, the reason why you can talk and walk is because your eyes, those two red stones, can give people souls."

"Hehe, is this the legend?." Mu Sheng actually smiled, with soft lines on his face.

Hailey and Kristen looked at his reaction, obviously they were wrong, they looked at each other in surprise.Mu Sheng didn't speak, but just walked up to the small wooden sign and stroked it with his hand. Even though it was a wooden finger, Hailey could see the tenderness and cherishment in it.

"He likes red very much." Mu Sheng looked at the flowers in front of him and said softly.

Hailey didn't want to bother him, and for some reason, she felt that she was so close to that answer, as if it was within reach.